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STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF RHYTHMIC AND NON-RHYTHMIC MUSICAL PRIMING ON THE SYNTAX CAPACITY OF PRESBYACOUSTIC OLDER ADULTS
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Summary
Presbyacusis, or age-related hearing loss, is a public health problem, affecting 20% of men and 30% of women over the age of 70 according to the WHO. In the most incapacitating cases, hearing aids are required. Numerous studies have evaluated the benefits of hearing aids, particularly in terms of improved hearing and quality of life. However, the specific effect of music on language skills has not yet been studied in hearing-impaired older adults. In this context, it was decided to study the effect of musical priming on the syntactic abilities of adults aged 70 or older with presbyacusis. This study is based on the hypothesis that music priming with regular music optimizes the syntax language skills of people with presbyacusis, as has already been proven in adults and normal-hearing children.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
70 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
27
Start Date
2025-08-02
Completion Date
2027-10
Last Updated
2026-02-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Audiogram
Tonal and vocal free-field without lip-reading
Musical priming for the syntax test
Listening to music with a regular or irregular rhythm, then judging the grammaticality of 2x6 blocks of French sentences interrupted by a pause, each block presenting 4 sentences including 2 grammatically correct sentences and 2 grammatically incorrect sentences. The sentences are pronounced by a French female voice at a natural rhythm and comfortable volume.
Test MMSE
test to assess a person's cognitive functions and memory capacity.
Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire
20 questions exploring 5 main facets of the musical reward experience, with 4 items for each of the 5 facets, for which participants indicate the level of agreement using a 5-level scale, ranging from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree".
Locations (1)
Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France